More than a month after its launch, the German Netflix series “The Empress” is still in the worldwide top 10 of the streaming service’s non-English-language series and now has a really large fan base, eager for a second season. in the social networks from the start. Now there is good news for all fans of the modern Sisi variant: Netflix has officially given the green light for season 2 of The Empress!
As we reported a few days ago, the sequel is already in the works and if Netflix sticks to its usual schedule of seasonal releases, we can expect new episodes in the fall of 2023!
As you can see, the cast is also very happy that it is going ahead. Devrim Lingnau (Sisi), Philip Froissant (Kaiser Franz Joseph), Melika Foroutan (Archduchess Sophie), Johannes Nussbaum (Archduke Maximilian), Almila Bagriacik (Leontine von Apafi) and Jördis Triebel (Ludovika von Bayern) are also back, according to Netflix press release joins the party, slipping back into their familiar roles. Katharina Eyssen (“Time of Secrets”) once again takes on the role of showrunner.
So it can continue in season 2 of “The Empress”
In the first season of “The Empress”, the focus of the story was on the marriage of the Bavarian Duchess Elisabeth and the Austrian Emperor Franz Joseph. Elisabeth, also known as Sisi, found it difficult to get along at court and fought the rigid rules of the monarchy – and her new family.
We don’t know exactly what the second season will look like yet. However, the life of the Austrian Empress is no secret and as soon as the first season ends, an exciting potential storyline is announced: Sisi’s pregnancy. After all, the entire court is waiting for a male heir to the throne. However, as we already know, the Empress first gave birth to two girls, and her early years as a mother had some twists of fate in store for her…